Deaths from the CCP virus in the United States fell for a third straight week last week, as cases and hospitalizations both showed steep drops. The positive trends come as the U.S. death toll from the pandemic hit 500,000, though health experts have warned about a possible resurgence in cases due to new and more contagious variants of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19. Germany Extends Border Checks to Battle Variants Germany is extending strict checks on its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria’s Tyrol province until March 3. The checks were introduced on Feb. 14 in a bid to reduce the spread of more contagious CCP virus variants that have taken hold in those areas. Germany is limiting entry to its own citizens and residents, truck drivers, health workers, and a few others including cross-border commuters working in “systemically relevant sectors.” All have …